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Hay's Christmas Parade float

5 December 1959

Crowds lining a residential street during the Hay's Christmas ...

The Bowker Fountain, Victoria Square

1959-60

Close-up of the Bowker Fountain in Victoria Square lit up at ...

DIC department store Father Christmas

1957

Portrait of the DIC department store Father Christmas (Arthur ...

Train float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A train float with a santa sleigh and reindeer float being ...

Humpty Dumpty float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

Close-up of the Humpty Dumpty float in Hagley Park ahead of the ...

Elephant float preparing for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A large elephant float on wheels being pushed by a group of ...

The Queen during the Royal visit in Cathedral Square

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds of Queen Elizabeth II speaking at the Civic ...

DIC building decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of the DIC building (later Beath's then Arthur ...

Hay's Department Store decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of Hay's Department Store on Colombo Street with ...

The Queen on the balcony of the Clarendon Hotel during the Royal Visit

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds waving at Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony ...

Clarendon Hotel decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of the Clarendon Hotel on the corner of Worcester ...

Ballantynes decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Ballantynes department store on the corner of Cashel Street and ...

The Canterbury University College pipe band on capping day

Circa 1954

The Canterbury University College pipe band on capping day. The ...

Anzac Day parade, Wigram Pipe Band

1940

View along Cashel Street looking east towards the Bridge of ...

Mrs Myrtle Teague & her daughter Betty Teague in Cathedral Square

1939

Mrs Myrtle Teague & Betty Teague (age 3) in Christchurch ...

Horse drawn drainage installation

1940

James Mayo Jnr and James Mayo Snr running new drainage along a ...

Rowing on the Avon River in the Botanic Gardens

1904

Fred, Dave and George Hanna rowing on the Avon River in the ...

Huge turnout at Botanic D'Lights

10 August 2018

Huge queues waiting to get into the Botanic D'Lights exhibition ...

Little shag at sunset

14 July 2018

A little shag dries its wings at sunset after fishing along the ...

Empty foundations on Cashel Street

9 July 2018

Empty foundations of a former building on Cashel Street ...

Stay sculpture at Christchurch Arts Centre

1 July 2018

A toddler greets the Stay sculpture by Anthony Gormley in the ...

Atlas Voices at the rebuilt Knox Church

27 May 2018

Atlas Voices holds a choral performance at the rebuilt Knox ...

Walking at Godley Head

25 April 2014

A father and child walk along the Godley Head track on Anzac ...

Riding behind a traction engine at the Steam Extravaganza

15 April 2018

A group of people going for a ride on a wagon drawn by a ...

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